Suggest gaming graphic card for desktop pc below USD 150 - 180

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sachin519

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My PC specification

OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise
MONITOR - DELL S2240L FULL HD
MOTHER BOARD - GIGABYTE GA-MA74GMT-S2
PROCESSOR - AMD ATHLON IIX2 245 2.99 GHZ
RAM - 4GB CORSAIR VENGEANCE + 2 GB CORSAIR VALUE SELECT DDR3.
HARDISK - 500 GB
GPU - AMD HD 6450

I HAVE GRAPHIC CARD WHICH DOES NOT SUPPORT MANY OF HIGHER END GAMES LIKE AC4, NFS RIVAL, BATTLE FIELD 4, FAR CRY 4 ETC.

PLEASE SUGGEST ME SOME GOOD GAMING GRAPHIC CARD below USD 150 - 180
Also please advice me if PSU need to be upgraded.
 
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If you want to take it step by step and just upgrade as money comes along, get a 270x + psu now, maybe when you get more money, get an i5 and a new motherboard. 6gb of RAM should hold the system alright.
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Assuming this is a prebuilt computer, you would probably need a new psu if you are to upgrade the gpu, at least if you go with the AMD cards. If you do go with the 270, your cpu might bottleneck the card slightly. I'd suggest, if you want the cheap route, the r9 260x + psu would probably give you a decent boost. I think you might still hit a slight bottleneck for a game that's more cpu intensive though.

GPU:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr726xoc1gd

PSU:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-100b10500kr
 
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Thanks for your suggestion. Will be probably playing at resolution of 1920X1080
 
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Ok. for that, you may have to upgrade your card if you play new and demanding games at high settings.
And yes, you will require a 500W-600W psu atleast.
By upgrade i mean increasing the budget for the gpu.
 
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Just something you might want to consider, if you do get a 270x or 280, and stick with the same CPU, you may encounter CPU bottlenecks, however, both of these GPUs support Mantle, so in Mantle supported games, you will experience less, if any, CPU bottleneck.

More info on Kitguru http://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/matthew-wilson/mantle-is-making-its-way-to-three-more-ea-titles/
 
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if i buy amd hd 7850 is it supportable for my motherboard & is it good for gaming.
according to you how much more i have to increase my budget to get decent card
 
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sachin519

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thanks for your guidelines. which CPU i must upgrade with
 
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Please immediately change the psu.
the i-ball 400W will blow up on startup itself with the upgraded rig. :p
purchase a branded high wattage psu like 550W or above.
ya the cpu may bottleneck the gpu.
you can upgrade to AMD Phenom II chip with that motherboard. (AM3)
 
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hello friends

thanks for your solutions & guidelines

i have finally decided to buy r9 270x. but i am confused with different models and brands like sapphire, asus, zotac, xfx etc.
Radeon R9 270X Sapphire Dual-X 2GB OC Edition
Radeon R9 270X Sapphire Vapor-X 2GB OC Edition
Radeon R9 270X Sapphire Toxic 2GB OC Edition
Radeon R9 270X PowerColor 2GB OC TurboDuo Edition

Does it make any difference.

also there is a huge price difference between them. now i am totally confused which model should i consider & is a best.

I am buying Sapphire AMD/ATI Radeon R9 270X with Boost OC 2 GB 2 GB DDR5 Graphics Card
Is this graphic card good enough


your sugessition would be highly appreciated
 
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The brands are just brands and each brand have different cooler designs and what not. The sapphire card is fine.

It's all dependent on what is within your budget.

The gpu upgrade will need a psu upgrade. I don't think your current psu is strong enough or high enough quality to power everything without possible bad things happening.
 
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ASUS gpu's are comparatively pricier.
You can go with the Sapphire model.. as it is just a brand- price differentiation and the quality is same. Its just the memory difference if there's a huge price difference.
i think the sapphire card will be good and it also suits your budget.
 
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thanks for your suggestion

that means i does not make huge difference in performance.

also please confirmed if i have to upgrade my cpu for this card. or it is fair enough.

Corsair VS550 550 Watt PSU is it fair enough
 
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i am not into much of playing games in high setting if i buy GTX 750 TI will i be able to play most of the new games in medium setting at 1080p

my monitor resolution is 1920x1080 p

MSI NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750Ti 2 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card is it good enough

thanks a lot
 
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